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Pilot of a piper comanche stopped taxiing and held for landing traffic on active runway to which he was cleared to cross.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 446029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On aug/xa/99 I was IFR from dut, az, to las, nv. After handoff from ZLA to las approach, I was asked to maintain airspeed as I was being followed by a faster aircraft. At the time I was on base for runway 19R and advised approach I would maintain 170 KTS. Approach changed my runway to runway 19L, cleared me to land, and advised me to expedite. I landed at 110 KTS and was advised to expedite my exit from runway 19L and stay on frequency. I maintained 40 KTS (as per asi) and turned off runway as soon as able. I was cleared across runway 19R and acknowledged my instructions. I crossed the parallel taxiway between runway 19L&right, maintaining 40 KTS in order to cross runway 19R as quickly as possible, just prior to entry to runway 19R (approximately 100 ft) I looked right and observed a twin engine commercial aircraft about to touch down on runway 19R (I estimate the approaching aircraft was approximately 50-100 ft from touchdown). In my judgement, I believed I would not be able to cross runway 19R in sufficient time to clear the landing aircraft's path. I applied my hand brake and stopped past the runway entry markers but short of complete entry onto runway 19R. The oncoming (landing) aircraft advised the tower of its intention to 'go around,' which was acknowledged by tower and stated that it was a runway incursion and cleared the aircraft for the go around. As PIC, I took what I believe to be 'in the interest of safety' the only possible action in order to prevent a bad situation from becoming worse.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER COMANCHE STOPPED TAXIING AND HELD FOR LNDG TFC ON ACTIVE RWY TO WHICH HE WAS CLRED TO CROSS.
Narrative: ON AUG/XA/99 I WAS IFR FROM DUT, AZ, TO LAS, NV. AFTER HDOF FROM ZLA TO LAS APCH, I WAS ASKED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPD AS I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY A FASTER ACFT. AT THE TIME I WAS ON BASE FOR RWY 19R AND ADVISED APCH I WOULD MAINTAIN 170 KTS. APCH CHANGED MY RWY TO RWY 19L, CLRED ME TO LAND, AND ADVISED ME TO EXPEDITE. I LANDED AT 110 KTS AND WAS ADVISED TO EXPEDITE MY EXIT FROM RWY 19L AND STAY ON FREQ. I MAINTAINED 40 KTS (AS PER ASI) AND TURNED OFF RWY AS SOON AS ABLE. I WAS CLRED ACROSS RWY 19R AND ACKNOWLEDGED MY INSTRUCTIONS. I CROSSED THE PARALLEL TXWY BTWN RWY 19L&R, MAINTAINING 40 KTS IN ORDER TO CROSS RWY 19R AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, JUST PRIOR TO ENTRY TO RWY 19R (APPROX 100 FT) I LOOKED R AND OBSERVED A TWIN ENG COMMERCIAL ACFT ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 19R (I ESTIMATE THE APCHING ACFT WAS APPROX 50-100 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN). IN MY JUDGEMENT, I BELIEVED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CROSS RWY 19R IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO CLR THE LNDG ACFT'S PATH. I APPLIED MY HAND BRAKE AND STOPPED PAST THE RWY ENTRY MARKERS BUT SHORT OF COMPLETE ENTRY ONTO RWY 19R. THE ONCOMING (LNDG) ACFT ADVISED THE TWR OF ITS INTENTION TO 'GO AROUND,' WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY TWR AND STATED THAT IT WAS A RWY INCURSION AND CLRED THE ACFT FOR THE GAR. AS PIC, I TOOK WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE 'IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY' THE ONLY POSSIBLE ACTION IN ORDER TO PREVENT A BAD SIT FROM BECOMING WORSE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.